Child s folding carriage



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CHILD'S. FOLDINGUARRIAGE.

.No. 360,873. Patented Apr; 12, 1887.

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JOHN P. FURSE, OF MAYlVOOD, ILLINOIS.

CHILDS FOLDING CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,873, dated April12,1887.

(No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN P. FURsE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Maywood, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in a Childs Folding or CollapsibleCarriage, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in childrens folding orcollapsible carriages.

The object of the invention is a childsfolding carriage of cheapconstructiomwhich, when ex.- tended ready for use, shall be strong andrigid in all its parts and against all strains to which it is ordinarilysubject, and which may be folded up into a narrow compass, so that itmay very readily be carried under the arm, taken on the cars, or stowedaway in a small compass in the house. The folding character alsofacilitates the shipping of the article.

I give the carriage a folding character by mounting the wheels onstub-axles attached tov side bars, which are connected to the wagonbodyby side springs and to each other by means of a hinged or removablefolding brace, that, when in position, extends from side bar to sidebar, and holds the side bars rigidly apart at the proper distance. I Thebody of the carriage consists of two rigid side pieces, a remov- Whenmay be, the inwardly-folding end pieces permit the two sides of thewagon-body to fold together, and, supposing the brace between the siderails has been removed or raised up, the entire structure may be foldedcompactly together in a narrow package.

In the accompanying drawings similar letters of reference indicate likeparts throughout the several figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved child s carriage shown inposition for use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same folded up. Fig.3 is an end view of the carriage folded up as in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is aside view of the removable bottom. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of theside rails and the hinged brace connecting the two, and Fig. 6 is anenlarged detail view of one of the stub-axles and its means ofconnection to the side rails.

B B are four stub-axles, (shown at Fig. 6,) wherein the journal issecured to or made with a clip, b, of a proper shape to fit upon theside rail, as shown in said figure, and be secured thereto by a bolt,I), passing down through the upper and lower sides of the clip andthrough the inclosed side rail. The clips also encircle the springs toassist in attaching them to the side bars. This construction is shown atC in Fig. 6, where the spring is interposed between the upper part ofthe clip and the rail,

and the bolt passes down through the said spring, which is perforatedfor this purpose. Four fiat curved springs, C, as indicated in thedrawings, extend two from each side rail up to the inside pieces of thewagon-body, and are there secured in any suitable manner so that theside bars, the springs, and the side pieces of the body shall be in avertical line with each other at each side.

The side pieces, D D, of the wagon-body may preferably be made of asingle piece each, or of asingle piece with a bottom strip of hard wood,0, for convenience of attaching the springs, and an interior rabbet,ledge, or shoulder, 0, upon which to support the bottom. The ends,front,and rear are made of two pieces or leaves, E E, hinged together by thehinges e, and hinged to the side pieces by the hinges 6, so that whenthe bottom is removed and the brace connecting the side rails,andpresently to be described,

is released the carriage may fold together, the 7 piece of wood of arectangular form, and fits into the body, resting upon the ledge orrabbet c, the bottom itself serving to brace and rigidly extend saidbody.

A folding seat is constructed by hinging to the bottom the upright riserG by hinges g, to which riser in turn is hinged the seat G by the hingesg. A support, 9, for the seat may project from the sides of the body atthe rear of the seat, the folding ends being cut with a cavity toreceive the projection when the carriage is folded.

A rigid cross or X brace, H, is hinged or pivotally connected to one ofthe side bars, and constructed to engage the other side bar, forexample, by entering holes in said other bar,

as shown at Fig. 5. Vhen the bottom is removed from the body, this bracemay be turned up, and will come in the interior of the body.

The handle by which the carriage is pro.- pelled is of the ordinaryconstruction and hinged in the middle, so that when swung up on itspivots the folded handle may rest in the interior of the folded body inthe open space between the folded ends of the body.

\Vhen folded, there will be room enough between the sides of thecarriage and the walls at either side to put the bottom with its foldedseat, as indicated at Figs. 2 and 3.

I claim- 1. The childs folding carriage consisting of rigid sidepieces,inwardly-folding hinged twoleaved rigid end pieces, rigidremovable bottom piece constituting the body, side bars carryingstub-axles, and wheels mounted thereon, said side bars being connectedto the body by flat springs, and connected to each other by a foldingbrace constituting the runninggear, and a folding handle, allsubstantially as specified.

2. In a childs folding carriage having the body constructed withinwardly-folding ends and rigid bottom made removable and acting as abrace, said removable bottom permitting said inwardly-folding ends tofold or fit flat and close together when the bottom is removed from thebody, the side bars, A, connected together by the hinged rigid X-formedbrace H, pivotally connected to one of the side bars and removablysecured to the other, and constructed to fold upinto the interior of thebody, substantially as specified.

3. In a childs folding carriage of the character shown and described,the combination, with the side bars, A A, adapted to collapse or foldtogether, of the stub-axles B, having integral clip-extensions b attheir inner ends embracing said side bars, and bolts 1), extendingthrough the upper and lower limbs of the clips and through the side barsinclosed in said clips, substantially as specified.

4. The combination, in a childs folding carriage, of the wheels with thecollapsible or folding side bars, A A, the springs G G, and thestub-axles B, having clip-extensions b at their inner ends embracing andinclosing said side bars and springs, and bolts 1), extending throughsaid side bars and springs and the upper and lower limbs of said clips,substantially as specified.

5. In a childs folding carriage, the combination of the folding sidesand inwardly-folding hinged ends of the carriage-body with abodily-removable rigid bottom, F, acting as a brace to hold the foldingbody rigid when inserted therein, and permitting the folding ends to fitclosely and snugly together when removed therefrom, said folding bodybeing fornished with ledges or shoulders to receive said removablebottom, substantially as specified.

6. In a childs folding carriage, the combination of the folding sidesand inwardly-folding hinged ends of the body with removable bottom F,provided with riserG,hinged thereto and extended transversely across thesame,and seat G, hinged to said riser, said seat and riser being adaptedto fold out flat upon said bottom, substantially as specified.

7. In a childs folding carriage, the body composed of rigid side piecesand inwardlyfolding two-leaved hinged end pieces,the leaves of said endpieces folding together between said side pieces and leaving a vacantspace between said side pieces near their middle, in combination with afolding hingcdhandle having side rods pivoted at their lower ends to thecarriage-body, said handle, when folded, fitting in said open spacebetween said side pieces of the body, substantially as specified.

JOHN P. FURSE.

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H. M. DIUNDAY, LEWIS E. CURTIS.

